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16th June19h30 - 21h30 Welcome Reception

Venue : Restaurant Op der Schéiss - Aux Arquebusiers 142, Val Sainte Croix - LuxembourgWelcome Speeches:

Ms Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg Mr Mehmet Zekeriya Özak, Deputy Mayor, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality,Turkey Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

17th June10h00 Opening of the trade fair

11h00 - 12h30 Inaugural conference Challenges & perspectives of the European economy: The levers to guarantee competitiveness & growth of SMEs in the Greater Region and in the EU!Opening addresses :

Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Mr Marc Hansen, Luxembourg State Secretary for Higher Education and Research

Panel discussion : Mr Ayhan Zeytinoglu, President of the Chamber of Industry of Kocaeli, Turkey (Guest of Honor) Mr Robert Dennewald, President of Fedil - Business Federation Luxembourg & Vice-President de BusinessEurope Mr Telmo Baltazar, Political Advisor, Cabinet of President Juncker, European Commission (tbc) Mr Philippe Suinen, President of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mr Paul Arker, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lorraine Mr Gilbert Schuh, Department Council of Moselle, Department Adviser of Forbach Canton, Delegate for Crossborder Affairs

Moderation: Mr Camille Ney, IPL, Luxembourg12h30 - 13h15 Official reception

14h00 - 15h00 Interactive conference Dark Side of the Bizz : Risks and solutions for your IT security, your e-reputation & your economic intelligence!Panel discussion:

Mr Marco Houwen, President of LU-CIX, Luxembourg Commercial Internet Exchange Mr Ralph Van Lysebeht, Country Director, Samsung Business, Belgium Mr François Thill, Assistant Director for Communications, Ministry of Economy, Directorate for electronic commerce and information security, Luxembourg Mr Josephe Graceffa, Member of the Board, Clusir Info Nord RSSI, France Mr Dany Donnen, CIO & Member of the Management Board, BIDVEST, Belgium Mr Hervé Pirick, Manager IT Management Support, ING Luxembourg

Moderation: Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO of MLG Events15h30 - 16h30 Interactive conference

Facilitate your expansion in third countries: Discover the “African” & “Asian” business hubs as new market opportunities to explore for SMEs! Panel discussion:

Mr Poul V. Jensen, Director of EBTC - European Business and Technology Centre, India Mr Robbert Görris, Board Member of EU SME Centre China, General Manager of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China, Beijing Mr Simon Cheetham, Team Leader, China & South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk, China Mr Ibrahima N’Doye, Marketing Consultant, Delegate of Promosalons, Senegal Mr Jeannot Erpelding, Head of International Affairs, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Mr Jean Schummer, Managing Director, L.E.E. S.à r.l.,Luxembourg

Moderation: Mr Arnaldo Abruzzini, General Secretary of Eurochambers17h00 - 18h00 Interactive conference

Women entrepreneurship and ICT: A dynamic and job-creating field vs. a springboard to boost entrepreneurial spirit!Opening addresses:

Mr Carlo Thill, CEO of BGL BNP Paribas, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ms Lydia Mutsch, Luxembourg Minister for Equal Opportunities

Panel discussion: Ms Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament, Former Vice-President of the European Commission, Luxembourg Ms Martine Reicherts, Director General of the Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg Prof. Dr. Eric Tschirhart, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, University of Luxembourg Ms Marina Andrieu-Thiriet, Managing Director & Co-founder of Girls in Tech, Luxembourg Mr Jean Diederich, President of APSI – Luxembourg Association of Professionals of the Information Society and Co-President of ICT Luxembourg,

Partner at Kurt SalmonModeration : Ms Fabienne Dasnoy, President of MixCity Luxembourg, Country Diversity Manager, BGL BNP Paribas, Luxembourg

18h30 - 19h45 FORUM OF THE GREATER REGIOnThe major challenges for the Greater Region in an international context: For a better identity and enhanced attractiveness on European &international markets!Opening addresses:

Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Ms Corinne Cahen, Luxembourg Minister for Family, Integration and the Greater Region

Panel discussion: Mr Michel Wurth, Member of the Board of Directors of ArcelorMittal, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Mr Osman Sari, Vice-Governor of the City of Kocaeli, Turkey (Guest of Honor) Mr Stephan Toscani, Minister for Finance and European Affairs of Saarland Mr Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Minister for Finance Mr Roger Cayzelle, President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Lorraine, President of the IGR - Institute of the Greater Region

Moderation: Mr Camille Ney, IPL, Luxembourg19h45 - 20h00 b2fair Business Awards Ceremony

Moderation: Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO of MLG Events20h00 - 22h00 Dining reception & ambient music

18th June10h00 Opening of the trade fair

11h00 - 12h30 Inaugural conference The education system and professional training in the heart of the European strategy for employment: How to develop and increase competences & talents for more successful SMEs?Opening addresses:

Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Mr Claude Meisch, Luxembourg Minister for Higher Education and Research

Panel discussion: Ms Gaby Wagner, Deputy Managing Director of the Luxembourg Employment Office ADEM Mr Nicolas Henckes, Secretary General, UEL – Union of Luxembourg Companies Mr Fernand Ernster, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg & President of LSC – Luxembourg School for Commerce Dr. Jan Glockauer, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Treves Mr Philippe Ledent, President of the Economic and Social Council of the Greater Region Mr Marc Wagener, Director Current Affairs, Foundation IDEA, Luxembourg Prof. Mickael Geraudel, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Luxembourg

Moderation : Mr Thierry Raizer, Chief Editor, Paperjam.lu12h30 - 13h30 networking reception

13h45 - 14h45 Interactive conference Know-how, sharing of best practices, synergies, collaborative projects, partnerships: Explore intelligent marketing!Panel discussion:

Mr François-René Germain, CEO Group Accessibility, Orange Group, Paris Mr David Barthe, CEO Albiniste IT & Retail Strategies, Associate lecturer IAE LYON & Institut Paul Bocuse, France Mr Mike Mitchell, CEO & Founder, eTeamsys, Luxembourg Mr Jérôme Guilmain, Client Director, Editus S.A. Ms Netty Thines, President of Markcom - Luxembourg Association of Communication & Marketing Agencies, Luxembourg Mr Badreiddine Mansouri, Southern Europe Director, Infinity, Luxembourg

Moderation : Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO of MLG Events15h00 - 16h00 Interactive conference

Innovative start-ups: The pillars of tomorrow’s European economy!Panel discussion :

Mr Nicolas Buck, President of Nyuko, CEO of Seqvoia, Luxembourg Ms Hedda Pahlson-Moller, Member of the Boards of EBAN & LBAN, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Sacred Heart University Dr Syed Naqvi, Lecturer, University of the City of Birmingham, Faculty of Cmputing, Engineering and Built Environment, United-Kingdom Mr Maikel Beerens, CEO of Xilloc Medical B.V., The Netherlands Mr Hervé Holz, Director for Creation - Takeover - Transmission, International & Financing of CCI Lorraine, Delegate-Director of Synergie, France

Moderation : Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO of MLG Events16h15 - 17h45 Award ceremony with the winners of the Quizz about the Greater Region organised in collaboration with the daily newspaper “L’Essentiel”17h00 - 18h15 Interactive conference

Synergies in the Greater Region and in the Benelux countries: Focus on cross-border “success stories”!Opening addresses:

Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Diuchy of Luxembourg Mr Camille Gira, Luxembourg State Secretary for Sustainable Development

Panel discussion: Mr Michel Wurth, Member of the Board of Directors of ArcelorMittal, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E.Mr Alain de Muyser, Deputy Secretary General of the Benelux Union, Belgium Drs. Onno A. Pontfoort, Senior Managing Consultant, Berenschot Consulting, The Netherlands Mr Bernard Lahure, Manager of the EEIG EcoTransFaire, Belgium

Moderation: Mr Thierry Raizer, Chief Editor, Paperjam.lu

18h15 - 18h30 Handover Ceremony: The netherlands - Partner Country of the GR Business Days 2016Mr Michel Wurth, Member of the Board of Directors of ArcelorMittal, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgH.E.Mr Petrus Wouterus Kok, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Moderation : Mr Camille Ney, IPL, Luxembourg

18h45 - 19h30 Closing cocktail & end of the trade fair

We would also like to invite you to discover our varied programme of workshops!

In addition, do not miss the speed demos of the companies presenting their know-how, case-studies,solutions or innovative products during short 3-minutes presentations on our SPEED DEMO AREnA (booth 3B04).